Example sentences of "[adv] know for [noun] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The action , brought by Australia 's third largest bank , comes at the end of a year during which Mr Bond — best known for brewing Castlemaine XXXX lager and his 1985 triumph in the America 's Cup yacht challenge — has fought a desperate battle to keep his creditors at bay .
2 Outside Italy he was best known for La Maniera italiana ( 1962 ) and I Bamboccianti ( 1983 ) .
3 Best known for motor insurance , a field in which many — probably most — competitors are losing money , Direct Line has seen improved profits in each of the past four years .
4 Although best known for motor insurance , Direct Line writes two other classes of insurance : household and creditor .
5 Associate producer and star Denis Lawson — best known for Local Hero — said that filming of The Dead of Winter had been postponed and might even be switched from Mull to Denmark , even though the story is set on Mull .
6 Sucralose , developed over 20 years by T&L and its US partner Johnson & Johnson — the pharmaceuticals company best known for Band Aid and baby powder — is expected to be cleared for use by the US Food & Drug Administration this autumn .
7 Remember that I used to be very well known for sports shots .
8 Cockneys are well known for rhyming slang .
9 There are a number of printers with whom MAS has worked already ( some being clients ) who are well known for security printing .
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